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and greg abbott, the texas and greg abbott, the texas attornif i told you that a free ten-second test could mean less waiting for things like security backups and file downloads you'd take that test, right? well, what are you waiting for? you could literally be done with the test by now. now you could have done it twice. this is awkward. check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business built for business. trwith secure wifie for your business. it also comes with public wifi for your customers. not so with internet from the phone company. i would email the phone company to inquire as to why they have shortchanged these customers. but that would require wifi. switch to comcast business internet and get two wifi networks included. comcast business built for business. >> our next guest says the federal government's inability to secure the border is putting the safety of texas citizens and communities at risk, giving the drug cartels a clear path into our country. joining us now is the attorney general, the great state of tex
and greg abbott, the texas and greg abbott, the texas attornif i told you that a free ten-second test could mean less waiting for things like security backups and file downloads you'd take that test, right? well, what are you waiting for? you could literally be done with the test by now. now you could have done it twice. this is awkward. check your speed. see how fast your internet can be. switch now and add voice and tv for $34.90. comcast business built for business. trwith secure wifie for...
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attorney general greg abbott, the also running for governor in the lone star state, what do you hope to achieve with the lawsuit and what can that do? >> we want to achieve several things. first of all, as you pointed out this is a federal government responsibility. we have a situation where barack obama has literally turned his back on the state of texas. he was here yesterday. he could have gone down to the border, observed first-hand what was going on, observed first-hand what the need are, and the resources he needs to deploy in the state of texas. because he has turned his back on the state, because he didn't want a photo-op, because he didn't want to address the problem, the state of texas is having to step up and address the problem ourselves. these are the things -- eric: mr. attorney general, he would say he is not turning his back. he has a multibillion-dollar plan he thinks the republicans won't approve. >> his plan, for one, is all talk and no action. if he really wanted to do anything he could have responded to my initial request that was sent to his office more an month
attorney general greg abbott, the also running for governor in the lone star state, what do you hope to achieve with the lawsuit and what can that do? >> we want to achieve several things. first of all, as you pointed out this is a federal government responsibility. we have a situation where barack obama has literally turned his back on the state of texas. he was here yesterday. he could have gone down to the border, observed first-hand what was going on, observed first-hand what the need...
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the bureau of land management taking on texas and attorney general greg abbott next. rise a let's see what you got? rv -- covered. why would you pay for a hotel? i never do. motorcycles -- check. atv. i ride those. do you? no. boat. ahoy, mateys. house. hello, dear. hello. hello. van with airbrushed fire-breathing dragons. ah! check. thank you. the more you bundle, the more you save. now, that's progressive. >>> our next guest is running for governor of texas, he's attorney general of the state and sued the obama administration 30 times and now he's gearing up for a new fight with the bureau of land management that is trying to seize 90,000 acres of private property on the red river. joining us, thattorney general of the great state of texas, greg allen. good to have you with us. let's start with the bureau of land management. there has always been tension between the bureau of land management and ranchers and farmers across the west. this has spilled over now in nevada into a disastrous performance by the blm in which they brought just unreasonable amounts of fire power to bear on on
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the bureau of land management taking on texas and attorney general greg abbott next. rise a (mother vo) when i was pregnant... i got more advice than i knew what to do with. what i needed was information i could trust on how to take care of me and my baby. luckily, unitedhealthcare has a simple program that helps moms stay on track with their doctors and get the right care and guidance-before and after the baby is born. simple is good right now. (anncr vo) innovations that work for you. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >>> our next guest is running for governor of texas, he's attorney general of the state and sued the obama administration 30 times and now he's gearing up for a new fight with the bureau of land management that is trying to seize 90,000 acres of private property on the red river. joining us, the attorney general of the great state of texas, greg allen. good to have you with us. let's start with the bureau of land management. there has always been tension between the bureau of land management and ranchers and farmers across the west. this has spilled over now i
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the bureau of land management taking on texas and attorney general greg abbott next. rise ae a simple question: can you keep your lifestyle in retirement? i don't want to think about the alternative. i don't even know how to answer that. i mean, no one knows how long their money is going to last. i try not to worry, but you worry. what happens when your paychecks stop? because everyone has retirement questions. ameriprise created the exclusive confident retirement approach. to get the real answers you need. start building your confident retirement today. before those little pieces would get in between my dentures and my gum and it was uncomfortable. [ male announcer ] just a few dabs is clinically proven to seal out more food particles. [ corrine ] super poligrip is part of my life now. >>> our next guest is running for governor of texas, he's attorney general of the state and sued the obama administration 30 times and now he's gearing up for a new fight with the bureau of land management that is trying to seize 90,000 acres of private property on the red river. joining us, the attorn
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greg abbott is going to be the next governor of texas. she's raised a lot of money, but in texas, not so much. she's going to get beat and she's going to get beat big. >> senator john cornyn meantime, r59% to 19%. congressman pete sessions beat back his tea party challenge. chip, what do those results tell you? >> pretty simple. when you run against an incumbe incumbent, you have have to an issue. at the end of the day, john cornyn and pete sessions have done a great job for the state of texas and their district. >> aisha, was this less about bad news for the tea party and more about the realities of running against an incumbent? >> i think it's both. i think the tea party has to be for something as opposed to against everything and we saw that play out in those primaries. >> one tea party candidate that had a good night, state senator dan patrick, who forced the state's republican lieutenant governor david dewherst into a runoff. what do you think about that? >> yeah, i think that's exactly what that is, ted cruz really hurt his reputati
greg abbott is going to be the next governor of texas. she's raised a lot of money, but in texas, not so much. she's going to get beat and she's going to get beat big. >> senator john cornyn meantime, r59% to 19%. congressman pete sessions beat back his tea party challenge. chip, what do those results tell you? >> pretty simple. when you run against an incumbe incumbent, you have have to an issue. at the end of the day, john cornyn and pete sessions have done a great job for the...
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attorney general greg abbott hailed the ruling, "this is a great victory for the rule of law and the constitution. it is a resounding defeat for those like the president." >> how is the epa reacting to this? >> both the agency and those supporting it say overall they count this as a win while the majority of the court did chastise the epa for taking its regulatory powers too far. it did leave other regulatory powers in place. an epa spokesperson says this, "the supreme court's decision is a win for our efforts to reduce carbon pollution because it allows epa, states and other permitting authorities to continue to require carbon pollution limits and permits for the largest pollution sources. we are pleased that the court's decision is consistent with our approach to focus on other clean air act tools like the clean power plant to limit carbon pollution as part of the president's climate action plan." the next opinions comes wednesday morning, 10:00 a.m. eastern. we are still awaiting a decision in hobby lobby's challenge to the hhs contraception mandate and there are seven other cases
attorney general greg abbott hailed the ruling, "this is a great victory for the rule of law and the constitution. it is a resounding defeat for those like the president." >> how is the epa reacting to this? >> both the agency and those supporting it say overall they count this as a win while the majority of the court did chastise the epa for taking its regulatory powers too far. it did leave other regulatory powers in place. an epa spokesperson says this, "the...
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i want to bring in someone dealing with this firsthand, greg abbott is the attorney general of texas, also the republican candidate for governor there. mr. attorney general, thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you, john. >> so as i said, you are right in the middle of this. you've just written a letter to the department of homeland security chief jeh johnson asking for $30 million in federal money. what do you want to the try to the fix this crisis? >> when i made that request, we knew exactly what we wanted to do and we've not yet heard back from jeh johnson about funding the program. what we wanted to to do is what texas announced why erl this week, to deploy the texas department of public safety to the border region to be involved in what is caused a border surge which would last for the remainder part of this calendar year. this is something that the texas department of public safety has done before, and what it is intended to do is to be a gap filler because of the opening created by this influx of literally about a thousand or more people a day that's causing the borde
i want to bring in someone dealing with this firsthand, greg abbott is the attorney general of texas, also the republican candidate for governor there. mr. attorney general, thank you so much for being with us. >> thank you, john. >> so as i said, you are right in the middle of this. you've just written a letter to the department of homeland security chief jeh johnson asking for $30 million in federal money. what do you want to the try to the fix this crisis? >> when i made...
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greg abbott told the newsroom this sets a very bad precedent. >> think about the people waiting as we speak to come into the united states legally and here they see all these thousands of people on a daily basis coming here illegally. what kind of impression does that give to those following the rule of law? >> texas authorities also say there's a shortage of border patrol agents to begin with and now in stead of protecting the border, they're processing undocumented children and they believe they're fleeing violence in their home country but most say they're coming because they know the gates are open. >> thank you. >>> you gone to play go gone -- gone do my facebook yet? coming up i give you a reason to do it. >> there is a vacuum that came out of the iraq war. i think the middle east is less stable since the iraq war when before the iraq war you had somewhat of a standoff between sunnis and iraq and shiites and iran. i think iran is somewhat emboldened with a vacuum in iraq, everybody is flowing into these vacuums. [ male announcer ] this is the age of knowing what you're made of.
greg abbott told the newsroom this sets a very bad precedent. >> think about the people waiting as we speak to come into the united states legally and here they see all these thousands of people on a daily basis coming here illegally. what kind of impression does that give to those following the rule of law? >> texas authorities also say there's a shortage of border patrol agents to begin with and now in stead of protecting the border, they're processing undocumented children and...
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greg abbott happens to be somebody who was injured and is in a wheelchair. there's been accusations from people on wendy's side that maybe he could be out of the wheelchair and then we saw surveillance video of some of her supporters mocking the fact that they don't think he's good looking, he's in a wheelchair and they had to change a lot of their slogans. now we understand the rhetoric has been turned up a notch as she is trying to get on the offensive, wendy davis is, by saying it is greg abbott that is questioning her biography and her story. i think it's getting a little worse and i see a tactic here. i think there is one problem with this and i think you'll both agree. if wendy davis is going to attack greg abbott she is attacking the wrong guy because there is a story that analyzed her true background and greg abbott had nothing to do with it. >> this is wendy davis. want to take you to a fund-raiser. i believe it was happening as the president was speaking. take a listen. >> greg abbott can sink as low as he wants but i won't let him drag me down wit
greg abbott happens to be somebody who was injured and is in a wheelchair. there's been accusations from people on wendy's side that maybe he could be out of the wheelchair and then we saw surveillance video of some of her supporters mocking the fact that they don't think he's good looking, he's in a wheelchair and they had to change a lot of their slogans. now we understand the rhetoric has been turned up a notch as she is trying to get on the offensive, wendy davis is, by saying it is greg...
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instead, those rights come from god. >> greg abbott will go on to face the dwmic winner wendy davis in a closely watched contest in the fall. and as long as we're looking forward, a look in to the crystal ball shows a future for texas that bear as striking resemblance to its past. with the state poised to elect its third george bush. george p. bush cruised to victory in the gop race for land commissioner. the son of jeb and nephew of g.w., george p. did not have to go far to get political pointers from big time texans. >> did you get any advice from your dad? >> well, at the beginning of the effort, he gave the best advice and that is just outhust huhuso competition. >> unheard of $3.5 million in fundraising. perhaps by the time george p. bush is ready to begin his campaign for higher office, the texas tea party will be decaffeinated. that is all for now. i'll see you back here tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. eastern. the ed show is up next. >>> good evening, americans. welcome to the ed show live from new york. let's get to work. >> what president obama could do to get putin's attention is to s
instead, those rights come from god. >> greg abbott will go on to face the dwmic winner wendy davis in a closely watched contest in the fall. and as long as we're looking forward, a look in to the crystal ball shows a future for texas that bear as striking resemblance to its past. with the state poised to elect its third george bush. george p. bush cruised to victory in the gop race for land commissioner. the son of jeb and nephew of g.w., george p. did not have to go far to get political...
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greg abbott. my friend, greg abbott. >> my friend. ted nugent may be proud two sharing the stage with his friend, greg abbott. abbott's campaign isn't so sure. with local news leading with abbott's decision to campaign with nugent, abbott told reporters he was unaware of new gent's past comments and the abbott campaign said in a statement that "while nugent may sometimes say things or use language that greg abbott would not endorse or agree with, we appreciate the support of everyone who supports protecting our constitution." that's the official statement distancing abbott from nugent. the unofficial story comes from this cnn report where a senior abbott aide admits their campaign is only on bringing nugent to help spur voter turnout among the base. turns out while only 100 people initially committed to attend the event this morning, when it announced nugent was coming, the number of expected attendees tripled. think about what's happening. greg abbott, man with a good shot of being the next gover
greg abbott. my friend, greg abbott. >> my friend. ted nugent may be proud two sharing the stage with his friend, greg abbott. abbott's campaign isn't so sure. with local news leading with abbott's decision to campaign with nugent, abbott told reporters he was unaware of new gent's past comments and the abbott campaign said in a statement that "while nugent may sometimes say things or use language that greg abbott would not endorse or agree with, we appreciate the support of everyone...
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i'm greg abbott. my jobs plan will build on that. we'll control state spending, unleash or oil and gas industry and keep taxes low so small business can grow. together, we'll keep texas number one in jobs. >>> in the texas courtroom, greg abbott made the case against our children. he fought for $5 billion in cuts to education made by his insider buddies. and now abbott's proposing giving standardized tests to 4-year-olds. heard enough? wendy davis, she'll reduce the number of standardized tests our kids take across the board. she'll cut bureaucratic waste and davis will use education to build an economy for all hardworking texans. you decide who will be best for texas. >> this is the first time in 14 years that texas will elect a new governor. texas gubernatorial candidates, state senator wendy davis and republican attorney general greg abbott face off in a debate tonight. you can see it at 10:00 eastern on c-span. >> the c-span cities tour takes book tv and american history tv on the road, traveling to u.s. cities to learn about the
i'm greg abbott. my jobs plan will build on that. we'll control state spending, unleash or oil and gas industry and keep taxes low so small business can grow. together, we'll keep texas number one in jobs. >>> in the texas courtroom, greg abbott made the case against our children. he fought for $5 billion in cuts to education made by his insider buddies. and now abbott's proposing giving standardized tests to 4-year-olds. heard enough? wendy davis, she'll reduce the number of...
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joining me now, texas attorney general greg abbott and arizona attorney general tom horn. gentlemen, good to be here. i said at the break, you can't make this up. >> megan, this is unbelievable. we have about 1,000 arrests per day. this is an administration made disaster, and it's because of one thing. that's because of the lack of enforcement of the rule of law. in texas, we're working with the administration to try to get the rule of law enforced on our border, however, we're prepared to enforce the rule of law if the obama administration does not step up and solve this problem. >> how are you going to do it? >> well, i have personally been involved with the texas department of public safety in surge operations on the border. they have proven to be very effective, what we do, we have dps officers go to the border, put more boots on the ground, assets on the water and in the sky, we can see all the illegal activity taking place, we're able to stop that illegal activity, my request right now into the homeland security department is asking for the resources that will pay fo
joining me now, texas attorney general greg abbott and arizona attorney general tom horn. gentlemen, good to be here. i said at the break, you can't make this up. >> megan, this is unbelievable. we have about 1,000 arrests per day. this is an administration made disaster, and it's because of one thing. that's because of the lack of enforcement of the rule of law. in texas, we're working with the administration to try to get the rule of law enforced on our border, however, we're prepared...
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. >> greg abbott claims he is turning his back on the crisis. he is critical of the president's problem. >> he is taking money for political purposes and could not trouble himself to go down to the border and see the catastrophe he was partly responsible for creating. >> president obama is addressing the matter with central american leaders this friday. >> thank you. kelly. >>> in other news moments ago the train carrying the bodies of malaysian airline flight victims arrives in eastern ukraine before heading to the netherlands for identification. this as pro russian rebels start cooperating with the investigation. doug luzader joins us live in tv. the rebels are allowing investigators on the scene. right? >> heather, that's right. we are seeing breakthroughs here. forensic teams are able to get access to the crash scene. you get an idea from the satellite photo how big it is. especially at this late stage the investigators are going to have their work cut out for them. the other thing developed in full view of the international media the black
. >> greg abbott claims he is turning his back on the crisis. he is critical of the president's problem. >> he is taking money for political purposes and could not trouble himself to go down to the border and see the catastrophe he was partly responsible for creating. >> president obama is addressing the matter with central american leaders this friday. >> thank you. kelly. >>> in other news moments ago the train carrying the bodies of malaysian airline flight...
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democrat wendy davis will take on republican greg abbott in the race for governor. our first read team says primary night was a good night for establishment republicans, not so much for the tea party. mark murray will join us and we'll get mark's insight on the explosive exchange between elijah cummings and darrell issa that we just witnessed on the hill. join the conversation. what do you think of this moment? we'll play a bit more of what happened during that hearing. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] you're watching one of the biggest financial services companies in the country at work. hey. thanks for coming over. hey. [ male announcer ] how did it come to be? yours? ah. not anymore. it's a very short story. come on in. [ male announcer ] by meeting you more than halfway. it's how edward jones makes sense of investing. on expedia you can book any flight, car and hotel together to save even more. plus, get an extra $100 when you build your custom trip. expedia, find yours. yeah... try new alka seltzer fruit chews. they work fast on heartburn and taste awesome. these are
democrat wendy davis will take on republican greg abbott in the race for governor. our first read team says primary night was a good night for establishment republicans, not so much for the tea party. mark murray will join us and we'll get mark's insight on the explosive exchange between elijah cummings and darrell issa that we just witnessed on the hill. join the conversation. what do you think of this moment? we'll play a bit more of what happened during that hearing. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer...
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greg abbott? he wants to dictate for all women, including victims of rape or incest, the decisions that they should make. >> we must never forget that the rights that we have, they don't come from government. instead, those rights come from god. >> in a sign that the establishment versus tea party story line is far from over, not every incumbent republican escaped unscathed last night. lieutenant governor david dewhurst who lost the primary to ted cruz finished second with just 28% of the vote in a four-way race and heads to a runoff against houston state senator and conservative radio host dan patrick in an incredibly vulnerable position. >> there was an article today in washington, someone told me, that said the tea party was dead in texas. as john wayne would say, that'll be the day. the tea party is alive and well. >> i think you're going to discover that there's more that unites us, you and me, than divides us. so i'm going to work real hard to obtain your support. >> republican contests for
greg abbott? he wants to dictate for all women, including victims of rape or incest, the decisions that they should make. >> we must never forget that the rights that we have, they don't come from government. instead, those rights come from god. >> in a sign that the establishment versus tea party story line is far from over, not every incumbent republican escaped unscathed last night. lieutenant governor david dewhurst who lost the primary to ted cruz finished second with just 28%...
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in the democratic race, wendy davis will face republican state attorney general greg abbott in the general election this november, after both sailed to primary wins down there. and the bush legacy continues. george p. bush, the son of former florida governor jeb bush, easily won the republican nomination for texas land commissioner, an elected job down there. >> do you give any advice from your dad? >> well, at the beginning of the effort, you know, he gave the best advice. that's just outhustle your competition. that's been the best advice i have gotten in the family. >> how about your uncle? >> you know, he always said texas is like its own country, and i was born in houston, went to texas schools. married a beautiful west texan, and my boy is a third generation, but until you put your name on a state-wide ballot, you don't fully get that sense. what does an apron have to do with car insurance? an apron is hard work. an apron is pride in what you do. an apron is not quitting until you've made something a little better. what does an apron have to do with car insurance? for us, everything.
in the democratic race, wendy davis will face republican state attorney general greg abbott in the general election this november, after both sailed to primary wins down there. and the bush legacy continues. george p. bush, the son of former florida governor jeb bush, easily won the republican nomination for texas land commissioner, an elected job down there. >> do you give any advice from your dad? >> well, at the beginning of the effort, you know, he gave the best advice. that's...
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greg abbott tells the newsroom that this sets a very bad precedent. take a listen. >> think of the people who are waiting, as we speak, to come to emigrate into the united states legally and here they come to see all of the thousands of people on a daily basis coming here illegally, and what kind of impression does that give to those who are following the rule of law? >> reporter: texas authorities say that there is a shortage of border patrol agents to begin with and instead of protecting the border, they are processing undocumented children. the department of homeland security believes they are fleeing violence from their own country, but they are mostly coming because they mostly know that the gates are open. >> trace, thank you. >>> if you go the facebook.com/megyn kelly, and li liked it, well, i will give you another reason to do it. we will give you a preview when we come back, and preview of "hannity." >> it is worse, because there is not a chaotic vacuum in iraq that came out of the iraq war, and so really the middle east is less stable than t
greg abbott tells the newsroom that this sets a very bad precedent. take a listen. >> think of the people who are waiting, as we speak, to come to emigrate into the united states legally and here they come to see all of the thousands of people on a daily basis coming here illegally, and what kind of impression does that give to those who are following the rule of law? >> reporter: texas authorities say that there is a shortage of border patrol agents to begin with and instead of...
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abbott, did not attend citing scheduling conflicts 200 miles away in houston, a sign, perhaps, that republicans are distancing themselves from the embattled new jersey governor. right before the 2012 election romney suspended his campaign and sat idle while the president toured the disaster zone with christie that some republicans felt was loyal. some republicans what might have been had romney won. christie's slide has some asking whether he should run again to which some answer, quote, no, no, no, no, no, no. chris? >> thanks, carl. >>> unions want to speed up the organizing process. business says that's unfair to them. correspondent shannon bream is here to lay things out. good evening. what are the kinds of changes are they talking about? >> well, those who support the rules from the national labor relations board will speed up the process when employees want to unionize but the employers of those workers would have to turn over those numbers and information to the unions. richard trum "k" is applauding those rules saying the current nlrb election is riddled with delay and provi
abbott, did not attend citing scheduling conflicts 200 miles away in houston, a sign, perhaps, that republicans are distancing themselves from the embattled new jersey governor. right before the 2012 election romney suspended his campaign and sat idle while the president toured the disaster zone with christie that some republicans felt was loyal. some republicans what might have been had romney won. christie's slide has some asking whether he should run again to which some answer, quote, no,...
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. >> is that greg abbott you described? >> he is one of them. with greg we can go after him on the redistricting and fighting the medicaid expansion. there will be a litany of issues that people are angry about. those are the people who are starting to turn out the vote and have a lot of excitement about wendy at the top of this ticket. >> thanks for coming on. state representative donna dukes. i'm going to learn that name and hear it many times. anyway, thank you wayne slater. you always give us the goods. >>> up next, the debate over charter schools. it's a red hot fight right in new york city. did they succeed where public schools have failed or do they just get the best students and get the best numbers? this is "hardball," the place for politics. >>> st. patrick's day comes early today. bill clinton was at the university for the study of peace. it's named for tip o'neill and the irish leading john hume. o'neill along with kennedy and moynahan were those who led for peace in ireland. o'neill later won ronald reagan's support in getting briti
. >> is that greg abbott you described? >> he is one of them. with greg we can go after him on the redistricting and fighting the medicaid expansion. there will be a litany of issues that people are angry about. those are the people who are starting to turn out the vote and have a lot of excitement about wendy at the top of this ticket. >> thanks for coming on. state representative donna dukes. i'm going to learn that name and hear it many times. anyway, thank you wayne...
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abbott, and live on thursday, the oklahoma governors debate between democrat joe dorman and republican mary fallin. also at 8:00, watched the nebraska governors debate. >> the congressional black caucus held its annual legislative conference in washington dc this week. ,almer president for the naacp and at thes, come midterm elections, new voter id laws, and the impacts on the african-american vote. [applause] >> good morning. it is an honor to be here with this distinguished panel, with the leadership of the foundation. it is an honor and pleasure to be here with each and every one of you. we are about to hear a presentation, and exchange of ideas, about something so fundamental, the right to vote. i will be brief. dr. king said one of the most significant steps we could take is a short walk to the voting booth. that is what we all have to do in the election. a few weeks ago we had the privilege of bestowing the congressional gold medal. it was so remarkable because it was so overdue, but also because of the very same time we were appealing to our colleagues to pass a bipartisan votin
abbott, and live on thursday, the oklahoma governors debate between democrat joe dorman and republican mary fallin. also at 8:00, watched the nebraska governors debate. >> the congressional black caucus held its annual legislative conference in washington dc this week. ,almer president for the naacp and at thes, come midterm elections, new voter id laws, and the impacts on the african-american vote. [applause] >> good morning. it is an honor to be here with this distinguished panel,...
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texas senate ted cruz and attorney general greg abbott toured a shelter at lackland air force base in san antonio. both republicans are demanding action to ease what they call a humanitarian crisis. >>> at the world cup, the first of 16 teams are on their way to a second round, mexico, chile netherlands and the home country brazil qualified monday. they celebrated with fireworks. shut down three-way ramps tying up traffic. four people were arrested in huntington park a los angeles suburb. >>> television ratings this morning show more than 25 million americans watched team usa play portugal. sunday's 2-2 was the most watched soccer game in american history. it even beat out this year's nba finals and last year's world series. on thursday united states must tie or beat germany to be certain of an event in the next round. elan quijano is in rio de janeiro. she said the two teams have more in common than you might think. good morning. >> reporter: good morning. u.s. coach jurgen klinsmann has worked to change the way the americans play encouraging them to be more aggressive and to attack
texas senate ted cruz and attorney general greg abbott toured a shelter at lackland air force base in san antonio. both republicans are demanding action to ease what they call a humanitarian crisis. >>> at the world cup, the first of 16 teams are on their way to a second round, mexico, chile netherlands and the home country brazil qualified monday. they celebrated with fireworks. shut down three-way ramps tying up traffic. four people were arrested in huntington park a los angeles...
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texas senator ted cruz and attorney general greg abbott toured a shelter monday in san antonio. both republicans demand immediate action to ease what they call a humanitarian crisis. >>> at the world cup, the first of 16 teams are on their way to the second round. mexico, chile, host country of brazil qualified monday. some fans in los angeles celebrated with fire works, shutting down freeway ramps, tying up traffic. things stayed mostly peaceful. >>> television ratings show nearly 25 million americans watched team u.s.a. play portugal. sunday's 2-2 tie was the most watched soccer game in american history, even beating out this month's nba finals and last year's world series. on thursday the united states must tie or defeat germany to be certain of the advance into the next round. in rio de janeiro, elaine quijano says the two teams may have more in common than you might think. >> reporter: coach klinsmann has encouraged them to attack more attracting a more diverse team. when the americans take on germany, they'll have some german talent of their own. the u.s. roster features f
texas senator ted cruz and attorney general greg abbott toured a shelter monday in san antonio. both republicans demand immediate action to ease what they call a humanitarian crisis. >>> at the world cup, the first of 16 teams are on their way to the second round. mexico, chile, host country of brazil qualified monday. some fans in los angeles celebrated with fire works, shutting down freeway ramps, tying up traffic. things stayed mostly peaceful. >>> television ratings show...
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let's bring in texas attorney general greg abbott, a republican who is also a candidate for governor in the lone star state facing democrat wendy davis. so mr. abbott, what's your reaction to the speaker not bringing in any immigration issues, not mentioning the dreamers order of 2012 in his proposed lawsuit? i would imagine that would be a bit disappointing? >> well, what's disappointing is the fact that just yesterday, the president was here in texas, here in austin, just a few hundred miles away from the border and he turned his back on the border. he called this place a crisis. just a week or two ago. and he could not respond to a crisis by himself showing up and trying to address this issue. this is a huge challenge for the state of texas, jake. we expect the president to live up to his responsibility and the federal government's responsibility to secure our border and to address this is unprecedented influx of immigrants everybody central america. >> that's my point. wouldn't you want that to be in the lawsuit that speaker boehner is bringing up then? >> here's the deal, jake.
let's bring in texas attorney general greg abbott, a republican who is also a candidate for governor in the lone star state facing democrat wendy davis. so mr. abbott, what's your reaction to the speaker not bringing in any immigration issues, not mentioning the dreamers order of 2012 in his proposed lawsuit? i would imagine that would be a bit disappointing? >> well, what's disappointing is the fact that just yesterday, the president was here in texas, here in austin, just a few hundred...
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abbott. both will replace governor rick perry. john cornyn avoiding a runoff with tea party challenger. cornyn's democratic challenger will run off in may. george p. bush, winning republican nomination for state land commissioner. still to come this month, voters go to the polls in illinois and april 1st, d.c. holds its primary. things really get rolling in may where we see primaries in 11 different states. >> fox news alert now. russian defense forces surrounding ukrainian troops in crimea. armed men surrounding the u.n. secretary-general's representative there. john kerry goes head-to-head against russian foreign minister sergey lavrov right now. they are trying to find a peaceful solution to the standoff. kerry and lavrov are meeting alone. here at home defense secretary chuck hagel says they are ramping up a joint training exercise in neighboring poland. he plans to speak with his ukrainian counterpart later today. chief white house correspondent ed henry is live at white house. one of ou
abbott. both will replace governor rick perry. john cornyn avoiding a runoff with tea party challenger. cornyn's democratic challenger will run off in may. george p. bush, winning republican nomination for state land commissioner. still to come this month, voters go to the polls in illinois and april 1st, d.c. holds its primary. things really get rolling in may where we see primaries in 11 different states. >> fox news alert now. russian defense forces surrounding ukrainian troops in...
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but it didn't compare to what greg abbott had. and finally, right now in this moment, in texas politics, the political cultural identity of the state is red. you have some very deep conservative pockets and this is where the state is trending. wendy davis put up a formidable fight but it was a tough one from the beginning. we all knew it. and she's just going to have to keep going forward. the bench is going to have to be built. it can't be abandoned. >> is there a line on immigration in that state? like if one party takes quicker initiative on reform does that party stand to gain substantially? >> you know, it's really interesting, alex. texas is one of the states that has been traditionally more quiet on immigration. we've never seen a big sb-1070 that arizona anti-immigration law but i do think that there's some rumblings in the republican party here in texas that they want to repeal the texas dream act. so ten years ago, rick perry signed the first-ever texas dream act where kids here in texas who are undocumented could go to
but it didn't compare to what greg abbott had. and finally, right now in this moment, in texas politics, the political cultural identity of the state is red. you have some very deep conservative pockets and this is where the state is trending. wendy davis put up a formidable fight but it was a tough one from the beginning. we all knew it. and she's just going to have to keep going forward. the bench is going to have to be built. it can't be abandoned. >> is there a line on immigration in...
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right now she's at 12 points behind greg abbott. her not so secret weapon, not just being women and moderates, but latinos. >> to that end, let's talk about that. in 2012, mitt romney won texas 57% to the president's 41%. but that state is undergoing this massive democratic shift overall with the latino population becoming more and more important to the elections. what about the big picture for the state of texas and prospects of it turning from red to blue? >> so, in 2012, alex, what we saw was, you know, the state overwhelmingly voted for mitt romney. however, 61% of eligible latino voters did not even bother to turn out to vote. so if you think about, if we can flip those numbers and have 61% of the latinos turn out in 2014 and 2016 and beyond, then that's where you start to see the purpling of the state, and eventually the blueness of the state. as the student of politics, you know those changes usually don't happen overnight. i think it's going to take a while to see those numbers creep up into the 60% range. >> nice to talk wi
right now she's at 12 points behind greg abbott. her not so secret weapon, not just being women and moderates, but latinos. >> to that end, let's talk about that. in 2012, mitt romney won texas 57% to the president's 41%. but that state is undergoing this massive democratic shift overall with the latino population becoming more and more important to the elections. what about the big picture for the state of texas and prospects of it turning from red to blue? >> so, in 2012, alex,...
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. >> a tree fell on greg abbott. he sued and got millions. since then, he's spent his career working against other victims. >> he has lived a white collared life. i don't know if you have worked map yulely for a living like i have. >> ouch. democrat wendy davis' attack ad on her disabled opponent, is that wrong or a fair game? >>> and what makes a criminal hug it out as he runs off with a bag of cash? in the nation, it's not always pretty. add brand new belongings from nationwide insurance and we'll replace destroyed or stolen items with brand-new versions. we put members first. join the nation. ♪ nationwide is on your side come from all walks of life. if you have high blood sugar, ask your doctor about farxiga. it's a different kind of medicine that works by removing some sugar from your body. along with diet and exercise, farxiga helps lower blood sugar in adults with type 2 diabetes. with one pill a day, farxiga helps lower your a1c. and, although it's not a weight-loss or blood-pressure drug, farxiga may help you lose weight and may eve
. >> a tree fell on greg abbott. he sued and got millions. since then, he's spent his career working against other victims. >> he has lived a white collared life. i don't know if you have worked map yulely for a living like i have. >> ouch. democrat wendy davis' attack ad on her disabled opponent, is that wrong or a fair game? >>> and what makes a criminal hug it out as he runs off with a bag of cash? in the nation, it's not always pretty. add brand new belongings...
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joining us now is the man supporting governor perry's move, greg abbott. thanks for joining us this morning. >> my pleasure. great to be with you. >> thank you. what is texas doing that the federal government should be doing? >> well, we are doing the thing the federal government is supposed to do, and that is stepping in to secure our border. what's happening is the border patrol agents on the border here in the state of texas are overwhelmed by hundreds of people coming in every single day. these border patrol agents are having to change diapers, herd children into these shelters. we are having cartel activity across the border importing horrendous crimes to the state of texas, so the state of texas is sending our department of public safety down to the border, conducting what we call a surge operation for the remainder of this calendar year to make sure that we can stop the crime at the border and not let it import into the state of texas. >> that is scary, not to mention the cost to your schools and hospitals and law enforcement. has the white house co
joining us now is the man supporting governor perry's move, greg abbott. thanks for joining us this morning. >> my pleasure. great to be with you. >> thank you. what is texas doing that the federal government should be doing? >> well, we are doing the thing the federal government is supposed to do, and that is stepping in to secure our border. what's happening is the border patrol agents on the border here in the state of texas are overwhelmed by hundreds of people coming in...
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texas attorney general greg abbott says it will be appealed. >>> who's the bully here? the kansas chapter of the united auto workers using its website to call out g.m. workers who chose not to pay union dues. it dedicated an entire page with the names of 30 people who are not in the union. critics say it's an all-outest to intimidate and pressure them into joining. pressure tax. that's the news. here's the doctor and elisabeth. >> thank you. october is the start of flu season. while no one is immune parents may be hesitant to get their children vaccinated with the flu shot. should they be worried with that? here to separate flu from fact fiction is fox news medical a team dr. marc siegel. the flu season starts earlier, lasts longer; a lot of concerns with parents. let's go through fact or fiction possible myth. the flu vaccine is safe for children? >> absolutely a fact. it is completely safe for children. you can get the injected vaccine which is a dead virus. that is completely safe. it can't cause the flu. children sometimes do better with the inhaled vaccine which is
texas attorney general greg abbott says it will be appealed. >>> who's the bully here? the kansas chapter of the united auto workers using its website to call out g.m. workers who chose not to pay union dues. it dedicated an entire page with the names of 30 people who are not in the union. critics say it's an all-outest to intimidate and pressure them into joining. pressure tax. that's the news. here's the doctor and elisabeth. >> thank you. october is the start of flu season....
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featuring wendy davis and republican greg abbott. both are expected to get their party's nomination, but did you know had? there is a bush on the ballot there? george p. bush, the son of jeb bush and the nephew of former president george w. bush, is now running for land commissioner. the senate seat also up for grabs in that state. >>> a dramatic rescue, playing out in portland, oregon action when a utility worker gets trapped in the trenches. emergency crews pulling out the worker after he was buried at the bottom of a 12-foot hole for nearly four hours. he was 21-years-old and two other men were working alongside him in that sewer line trench when it collapsed. the other two escaped and began digging him out. >> never seen or been around anything like that. he's very religious guy and he was shouting prayers. >> that worker is now hospitalized in serious condition. >>> and a collector for bet. rescued in kentucky. take a look. >> remember the story we had told you about not long ago when there was that collapse in the ground there?
featuring wendy davis and republican greg abbott. both are expected to get their party's nomination, but did you know had? there is a bush on the ballot there? george p. bush, the son of jeb bush and the nephew of former president george w. bush, is now running for land commissioner. the senate seat also up for grabs in that state. >>> a dramatic rescue, playing out in portland, oregon action when a utility worker gets trapped in the trenches. emergency crews pulling out the worker...
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we talked to greg abbott, the attorney general, the state of texas. which felt the brunt of this yesterday. here's his take. >> the word on the street, we have had people who crossed the border and they walked themselves up to the board pear troll agents and turned themselves in and the border patrol agents are asking them why they are doing this. and they said because they heard in honduras el salvador and guatemala they can come to america and their children would be able to stay here. so this has been an operation that occurred because the president basically swung open the doors and created a big invitation for these people to come here. this is all caused by the presidential action. >> i think he makes a lot of sense and we were talking about yesterday the fact that a quarter of a billion dollars is going to be spent by this obama administration to finance those governments in the honduras and in guatemala and to pay for repatriation. we should pay with our tax dollars to return illegal immigrants to those countries. also, train them to how to pr
we talked to greg abbott, the attorney general, the state of texas. which felt the brunt of this yesterday. here's his take. >> the word on the street, we have had people who crossed the border and they walked themselves up to the board pear troll agents and turned themselves in and the border patrol agents are asking them why they are doing this. and they said because they heard in honduras el salvador and guatemala they can come to america and their children would be able to stay here....
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in the country, who would be the closest thing there is to the president of red america, that man, greg abbott, kicked off the first day of early voting with a texas gubernatorial primaries by doing two events with this guy.
in the country, who would be the closest thing there is to the president of red america, that man, greg abbott, kicked off the first day of early voting with a texas gubernatorial primaries by doing two events with this guy.
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the attorney general of texas, greg abbott, who is running for governor, we should point out, says it's about time somebody called the national guard. >> it's necessary, because the state of texans is doing what the federal government has failed to do, secure our border. we've had about 3,000 murders. it is a responsibility of a government to keep their people safe. the federal government has a responsibility of securing our border. they're not doing it. so the state of texas will do it. >> i'm wondering -- >> i was going to say, remember, rick perry has been calling for a while for the president to call them up and one of our producers asked yesterday, is there some reason why it would make sense for the governor to ask the president and as it turns out, if the president did order up the national guard, it would be a title 32 activation, which means federal funds. however, the president is not calling it up. the governor is, which means the state of texas is going to have to pay for it. >> i didn't know you were taking questions yesterday. i would have shown up. how long were you takin
the attorney general of texas, greg abbott, who is running for governor, we should point out, says it's about time somebody called the national guard. >> it's necessary, because the state of texans is doing what the federal government has failed to do, secure our border. we've had about 3,000 murders. it is a responsibility of a government to keep their people safe. the federal government has a responsibility of securing our border. they're not doing it. so the state of texas will do it....
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we're also going to talk to the governor-elect of texas, greg abbott, the current attorney general. he says he's already announced that he'll sue the president for what he believes is a violation of his constitutional authority. we'll have an exclusive interview with him about that. we'll also get the other side from the house democratic chair of the democratic caucus, javier besara. >> what do you think the prediction is of this? >> if i had to be a betting person, i would go to vegas. but the loss were so stunned with what happened with the obamacare shutdown in 2013, they don't want to do that again. i'm not saying there are not going to be efforts to defund it and won't block some nominations, but a complete government shutdown or blocking all nominations, i don't think so. i suspect that this will be fairly targeted. and listen, while there's a risk to overreaction, there's also a risk to underreaction because i have to tell you, and i'm sure you see it, too, from the e-mails and tweets and things you get, there are a lot of people who really want congress to stand up to the pr
we're also going to talk to the governor-elect of texas, greg abbott, the current attorney general. he says he's already announced that he'll sue the president for what he believes is a violation of his constitutional authority. we'll have an exclusive interview with him about that. we'll also get the other side from the house democratic chair of the democratic caucus, javier besara. >> what do you think the prediction is of this? >> if i had to be a betting person, i would go to...
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i want to remind you rick perry and greg abbott are compassionate people. i don't know president obama, but i know governor perry. it was his compassion toward illegal immigrants that got him in trouble with his own party when he was running for president in 2011. so he has compassion, but he also recognizes that the most compassionate thing we can do is to secure our borders. if i could say this, because there are many christians who watch "fox & friends," and they're wondering what the right thing to do is. gentlemen, jesus loved concern, but he also respected law. he said render unto caesar what is caesars. so we need to do both. show compassion, but secure the borders. >> that's right. the kids are here now. we got to take care of them and figure out how to make sure that it doesn't being a bigger crisis. pastor, thank you for joining us today from dallas. >> 20 minutes after the hour. coming up, he was supposed to be up for reelection, then he got a notice he's about to be deployed. the law maker turned navy officer joins us next. >>> and do not tape y
i want to remind you rick perry and greg abbott are compassionate people. i don't know president obama, but i know governor perry. it was his compassion toward illegal immigrants that got him in trouble with his own party when he was running for president in 2011. so he has compassion, but he also recognizes that the most compassionate thing we can do is to secure our borders. if i could say this, because there are many christians who watch "fox & friends," and they're wondering...
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wendy davis at the 32nd spot against republican greg abbott, which highlights his use of a wheelchair is fair game an not a personal attack. it accuse abbott for hypocrisy for not supporting other advocates. do you think the grabbing showing the empty wheelchair focusing on his being wheelchair bound crossed the line? >> andrea, this ad really is about one thing an one thing only. it is the fact that greg abbott was at the receiving end of a tragic accident and he was able to refuse jobs for himself when he sued a homeowner and a tree company after a tree fell on him. he received millions of dollars in the settlement and since then, in his entire public service career, he has been working to kick that ladder down denied that same opportunity for justice to other people. >> so she doubles down on the ad in terms of the issues, which i think is fair game and le get mat point and counterpoint issue, but, donny, was eight good ad? >> no, a mistake the left brain or right brain. at the end of the day. it looks like she is going after the we'll care. >> the ad made me cringe because it was
wendy davis at the 32nd spot against republican greg abbott, which highlights his use of a wheelchair is fair game an not a personal attack. it accuse abbott for hypocrisy for not supporting other advocates. do you think the grabbing showing the empty wheelchair focusing on his being wheelchair bound crossed the line? >> andrea, this ad really is about one thing an one thing only. it is the fact that greg abbott was at the receiving end of a tragic accident and he was able to refuse jobs...
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or in greg abbott's situation saying we've got statutes. bright lawyer. if they want to talk about substantive issues in texas in this governor's race, let's talk about tax policy, regulatory policy, legal policies. but to go focus on this issue of a piece of legislation that already -- that we already have law that is protect it is nonsense. >> you're not on drugs today. that's good. you sound great. >> hey, governor perry, you're the only one around this table not on drugs today. as a guy who had back sburge i said this during the time -- >> i didn't need back surgery. >> they tried dragging me on set two months later. >> you're wise, man. >> two months later they got me on there. i'm trying to burn the tapes. >> love having you here, governor. >> ricky. >> love having you here, ricky. come back. i've always kept my eye on her... but with so much health care noise, i didn't always watch out for myself. with unitedhealthcare, i get personalized information and rewards for addressing my health risks. but she's still gonna give me a heart attack. that's he
or in greg abbott's situation saying we've got statutes. bright lawyer. if they want to talk about substantive issues in texas in this governor's race, let's talk about tax policy, regulatory policy, legal policies. but to go focus on this issue of a piece of legislation that already -- that we already have law that is protect it is nonsense. >> you're not on drugs today. that's good. you sound great. >> hey, governor perry, you're the only one around this table not on drugs today....
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gregg abbott has been on the scene for two decades. he was a member of the texas supreme court and for a decade has been the attorney general. very conservative. as a conservative attorney general, he has touted the idea that he has stood up and fought all the way to the supreme court the right for the texas -- the ten commandments monument to remain on texas grounds. he won that case. he is very big on second amendment rights. i just saw a tweet from him the other day in which he was with law enforcement people holding a semi-automatic weapon. he posed on the cover of "texas monthly magazine" with a gun, traditional campaign tactics here in texas. and if he has one theme, frankly, it's a theme many republicans this primary season have, it is i have sued the obama administration scores of times and won many suits and i will stand against obama in just about anything that the obama administration wants to do, that's good stuff in a republican primary. i'm not sure how it's going to play in the general. >> woodruff: if he's striking so m
gregg abbott has been on the scene for two decades. he was a member of the texas supreme court and for a decade has been the attorney general. very conservative. as a conservative attorney general, he has touted the idea that he has stood up and fought all the way to the supreme court the right for the texas -- the ten commandments monument to remain on texas grounds. he won that case. he is very big on second amendment rights. i just saw a tweet from him the other day in which he was with law...